Enriched Macaroni Product:

Enriched Macaroni Product: carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 85 indexed US food products.

Safety score 60.0%

3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine

How common is vs other flagged additives?

Number of indexed products containing each of the most common flagged additives — Enriched Macaroni Product: highlighted.

Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Enriched Macaroni Product:85
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Enriched Macaroni Product: has a moderate safety profile (3/5). While approved for use, some studies or consumer advocacy groups have raised questions about certain aspects of this ingredient. Consumers who prefer caution may wish to limit intake.

What the Data Says About

Enriched Macaroni Product: currently appears in 85 products across the OpenFoodFacts catalog we index, which gives a concrete measure of its footprint on US grocery shelves. Our internal safety score of 3/5 synthesizes FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Chemical Cuisine classification. These two frameworks capture different questions: regulators ask whether exposure at typical intake is acceptable, while consumer-advocacy groups examine cumulative dietary load and vulnerable-population risk.

Enriched Macaroni Product: serves one or more technical functions in food manufacturing — stabilization, flavor, preservation, or structural role — which explains its presence across multiple product categories in our database. Inspection and outbreak records frequently trace back to control failures around functional additives, whether through batch contamination, undisclosed substitutions, or labeling mismatches that trigger recall classifications by the FDA.

No specific concern flags are attached to Enriched Macaroni Product: in our current data snapshot beyond the regulatory and CSPI classifications above. That does not rule out individual sensitivity reactions, and anyone managing allergies, elimination diets, or chronic conditions should verify with a qualified healthcare professional before relying on population-level ratings.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Regulatory and safety classifications for Enriched Macaroni Product:
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 85 products OpenFoodFacts

FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.

Products Containing

Showing 50 of 85 products

3 Cheese Mac & Cheese Dinner
Giant Eagle
100/100
Broccoli Chicken
Giant Eagle
100/100
Cheesy Skillet Dinner
Essential Everyday
100/100
Chestnut macaroni and cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Chicken Dinner Mix, Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli
Shurfine
100/100
Deluxe mac & cheese
Tops
100/100
deluxe mac & cheese
Laura Lynn
100/100
Deluxe macaroni & cheese
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe macaroni & cheese complete dinner, macaroni & cheese
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe macaroni & cheese with creamy cheddar sauce
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe shells & cheddar made with creamy cheddar cheese sauce
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe shells & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe Shells & Cheese Dinner
Meijer
100/100
Deluxe shells & cheese microwave cups
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe shells and cheese
Best Choice
100/100
Mac & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Mac & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Mac & cheese dinner spirals
Unknown
100/100
Mac & cheese dinner spirals, mac & cheese
Unknown
100/100
Mac & cheese dinners
Unknown
85/100
Mac & cheese elbow pasta with creamy cheese sauce deluxe dinner, mac & cheese
Unknown
100/100
Mac And Cheese
Simply Go
100/100
mac n cheese
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese
Meijer
100/100
Macaroni & cheese
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese
Meijer
100/100
Macaroni & cheese
Meijer
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Meijer
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Meijer
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Essential Everyday
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
Essential Everyday
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese dinner
Unknown
0/100
Macaroni & cheese dinners
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese original style dinner
Unknown
100/100
Macaroni & cheese, original rich & cheesy
Unknown
0/100
Macaroni and cheese dinner
Meijer
100/100
Macaroni and cheese dinner
Meijer
100/100
Macaroni three cheese & mini shells
Unknown
100/100
Microwavable mac & cheese dinner
Essential Everyday
75/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Enriched Macaroni Product: safe to eat?

Enriched Macaroni Product: has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Enriched Macaroni Product:?

Enriched Macaroni Product: is found in 85 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Enriched Macaroni Product: do in food?

Enriched Macaroni Product: serves various technical functions in food manufacturing and processing.

Where does this ingredient safety data come from?

Safety data comes from the FDA's SAFFA (Substances Added to Food) database, CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) ratings, and the OpenFoodFacts product database. Product counts reflect items cataloged in OpenFoodFacts.